It has been a cruel and wonderful spring for New York Rangers fans: An unlikely playoff run, three tough series against top teams and now an 0-3 hole to climb out of if the Rangers hope to beat the LA Kings in the Stanley Cup playoff. The stakes are ...

A little more than two weeks after the 2014 Winter Olympics began in Sochi, the games are finally coming to a close. Sunday wasn't without some last-minute Olympic action, however. Canada dominated ice hockey once again when the men's team triumphed ...

The Dutch may have dominated speed skating in the 2014 Winter Olympics, but Canada took hold of ice hockey. Sunday's photo of the day gets in on the action at the men's ice hockey gold-medal game, as Canada's Sidney Crosby slides the puck past Sweden...

Well America, looks like we've been bested by our neighbors to the north. Yes, our Canadian friends bested us in hockey not once, but twice these Olympics. But cheer up, America. Forget hockey -- it's time to remind ourselves how many other things Am...

The Winter Olympics has been flushed with both overwhelming triumph and devastating loss. Canada beat out Great Britain for the top spot in men's curling while Sweden triumphed over China for the bronze. The Great White North also rose to the occasio...

Bald eagles, Bieber and lots of red, white and blue -- these are the things you'll find if you're a hockey fan on Twitter. The rivalry between Team USA and Team Canada came to a head as the two teams were preparing to go head-to-head at the Winter Ol...

The Sochi bear, the official mascot of the Winter Games, is really pucking sad about Russia's loss. The bear is having a rough night after witnessing Russia's loss to Finland during the Olympic hockey quarterfinals. The host nation lost 3-1 Wednesday...

The Dutch dominated speed skating again when they swept the podium Tuesday at the men's 10,000m competition. Athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics were just as hungry for the top spot on Wednesday. The Russian men's ice hockey team, expected to win the...

While some disciplines were already drawing to a close Sunday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, others had yet to begin. Sunday saw the start of bobsledding, and the return of the team of Cool Runnings fame: Jamaica. Jamaica's return to the Ol...

Sochi may be so warm right now that some athletes are competing in shorts, but that didn't stop world-class competitors from fighting their way to the top of the Olympic podium. The American men's ice hockey team narrowly beat its long-time Russian r...

Hockey isn't a sport for the fainthearted, especially at the Olympics. Friday's Photo of the Day, which features Swedish goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist saving a shot from Nino Niederreiter of Switzerland, captures that intensity at the men's ice hockey ...

Goals have been scored, races won and mountains conquered. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics have only been under way for a few days, but fans and athletes alike have already had their fill of victory, drama and defeat. Top moments on Feb. 10 included a...

The fact that the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup earlier this week in an epic comeback reminds us: Hockey is the only sport with large, angled sticks, and blades on shoes -- and oh yeah, fighting is actually part of the game. SEE ALSO: More C...

Nothing like a good ‘ole hockey rivalry -- on and off the ice. The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 in Game 2 and took a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Fans in Beantown have a lot to celebrate, and they certainly want...

Yeah, so it's really just a cat watching hockey, but this video is bound to make a lot of Canadian cat lovers very happy. SEE ALSO: 5 Rejected Animal Planet Super Bowl Show Ideas And we're also really working towards dispelling the stereotype that on...

In the competitive world of sports, head injuries are an all too common occurrence. Reebok-CCM Hockey has partnered with startup MC10 on a new skullcap that can be worn under a helmet. The wearable sports impact indicator uses sensors to detect the s...

Electronic breakthroughs -- from home radios to instant replay to stadium Jumbotrons -- have revolutionized the way spectators experience sports from the stands and the couch for decades. Now, one National Hockey League franchise has added technologi...

As the riots in the streets of Vancouver following the Canucks loss grow more serious every minute, people have taken to social media to try to make some order from the chaos. A Facebook event urging Vancouver citizens to help clean up the mess from ...

Image from yfrog/Lisa Johnson Soon after the Vancouver Canucks lost game seven of the Stanley Cup hockey series to the Boston Bruins, rioting broke out. As the violence became more intense, we found numerous pictures on photo-sharing sites such as Tw...

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